A FINE MONGOLIAN ZANABAZAR SCHOOL GILT BRONZE SCULPTURE OF AMITAYUS 18TH CENTURY The deity is finely cast seated in vajrasana on a double-lotus base, with a tranquil expression and downcast eyes, richly bedecked with elaborate beaded jewellery including floral earnings and a foliate tiara, with his hands resting in his lap in dhyani mudra supporting a kalasha containing the elixir of immortality, his dhoti loosely gathered around his legs, with a sealed base inscribed with a double visvavajra, 4.5kg, 26.7cm. Provenance: acquired in Hong Kong in the early 2000s. Zanabazar (1635-1724) was the first Bogdo Gegen, a religious and secular ruler of Mongolia and the third hierarchy of Tibetan Buddhism after the Dalai Lama and the Panchen Lama. Zanabazar was also a renowned sculptor who created the Mongolian school of Buddhist bronze sculpture. His sculptures, the majority of which are in the collection of the Zanabazar museum in Ulan-Bator, are characterised by their perfect proportions, spiritual quality and a masterful use of cold and hot gilding techniques. During the 18th century the Zanabazar school continued to create fine cast gilt sculptures in the style of the famous master. Read more » 十八世紀 扎納巴扎爾式銅鎏金加彩無量壽佛坐像 來源：2000年代購於香港。
A FINE MONGOLIAN ZANABAZAR SCHOOL GILT BRONZE SCULPTURE OF AMITAYUS 18TH CENTURY The deity is finely cast seated in vajrasana on a double-lotus base, with a tranquil expression and downcast eyes, richly bedecked with elaborate beaded jewellery including floral earnings and a foliate tiara, with his hands resting in his lap in dhyani mudra supporting a kalasha containing the elixir of immortality, his dhoti loosely gathered around his legs, with a sealed base inscribed with a double visvavajra, 4.5kg, 26.7cm. Provenance: acquired in Hong Kong in the early 2000s. Zanabazar (1635-1724) was the first Bogdo Gegen, a religious and secular ruler of Mongolia and the third hierarchy of Tibetan Buddhism after the Dalai Lama and the Panchen Lama. Zanabazar was also a renowned sculptor who created the Mongolian school of Buddhist bronze sculpture. His sculptures, the majority of which are in the collection of the Zanabazar museum in Ulan-Bator, are characterised by their perfect proportions, spiritual quality and a masterful use of cold and hot gilding techniques. During the 18th century the Zanabazar school continued to create fine cast gilt sculptures in the style of the famous master. Read more » 十八世紀 扎納巴扎爾式銅鎏金加彩無量壽佛坐像 來源：2000年代購於香港。
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